The Portland daily press., 1887-03-17

Boynton of Augusta, III. N. Fairbanks OF
Bangor, e. G. Harrington of Fryeburg, j. A.
Fairbanks and George FL. Brooks of Augusta
ask to be Incorporated as the Maine Improve
ment of Manufacturers, Contractors and
Construction Company. The company is to
be located at Augusta and will have for its
purpose the furnishing of means to improve,
develop or manufacture, construct, maintain,
contract or operate for any individual. rep
resentatlyes, company, corporate body, or
llseii, or act as agent for same. The capital
OF the company shall be $100, 0,OO0 which may
be increased to $l,000,000.
The Temperance Bill
The liquor bill is just now hung up be-
tween the two houses. The Senate this
morning reconsidered the second amend
ment made to the temperance bill yesterday,
the amendment which exempted druggists
and apothecaries from the provisions of the
clause making United States licenses prima
Jdcu evidence. The other amendment,
which strikes out the part Of the bill sub
lecting druggists to search and seiznre for
liquors other than alcohol, was allowed to
remain rel Then the bill went to the House.
Ipe House n0n-concurred, and committee
OF conference is the result. The committee
is composed of Senators GOOdenoW. Kendall
Wescott, and Representatives Newbert Of
Appleton, Alden of Winthrop and Jordan of
Lisbon. They will meet tomorrow morning
to confer.
The Trustee Process.
The Senate today, after considerable back
ing and filling, finally gave the final blow to
the bill to abolish the trustee process. On
the engrossment, the bill failed by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Gilbert, Goodnow, Gushee,
Heath, Hill, Jones, Libby Lumbert, Rich, Sleep
NAYs-Messrs. Cole, Dagge,l, Dunnell, Flint,
Harmon, Hinckley, Kendall, Marble, Nckels,
NorcrosS Simpson, Wallace YOung-13.
ABSENT OR NOT YoTING-Messrs. Allen, Bur
I'LL, LORD, Phair, Russell, Sargent, Wescott-7.
Annual Sessions.
The resolve providing for submitting to
the people constitutional amendment es-
tablshing annual sessions of the Legislature
passed the Senate yesterday on its engross-
ment and passed the House today. This re-
fers to sessions of the Legislature, not to
elections, which would continue biennial.
Poor Soldiers.
AT the first of the session bill was passed
providing that old soldiers should be sup
ported as other paupers are supported. To-
day Mr.. Moore of Deering had passed bill
repeating that act in so far as soldiers are
concerned, so that they shall be under the
provisions of the old law.
The Milk Quart.
The prospect now is that the small milk
quart has come to stay. On the bill to re-
peal the act already passed two committees
of conference have failed to agree, and a
third went at the task without hopes of sue
cess. They didn't succeed, and fourth
committee was appointed tonight
Notes.
The bill giving a bounty on crows is dead
for this session.
The bill relating to the opening of the
polls on election days will fail.
A resolve is going through to appropriate
$500 for the State prison library.
The bill fixing the salary of the Recorder
of the Municipal Court of Portland has
passed to be enacted.
The House took recess today to greet
Hon. ]. G. Blaine, who was present. Con-
gressmen Dingley and Milliken are in Au-
gusta.
Hon. IL. NJ. Heath was elected President
pro TEN. of the Senate today.
The Senate has concurred with the House
in postponing indefinitely the bill to allow
savings institutions to invest in western
farm mortgages.
The State commerce bill is reported from
the committee with the recommendation that
1t be referred to the next legislature.
The Senate has concurred with the House
in postponing indefinitely the bill to protect
dogs from malicious mischief.
The Senate today indefinitely postponed
the bill to increase the salary of the warden
OF the State prison.
A resolve giving the governor $1,000 to be
used as an epidemic fund, for the expenses
of dealing with possible outbreaks of cholera
or other epidemics, passed the House today,
but was killed IN the Senate.
The insurance bill relating to special brok-
ers passed the House today in an amended
form.
A bill to incorporate the Norway Tele-
phone Company has been introduced under
a suspension of the rules, but was speedily
killed.
Acts and Resolves Approved by the
Governor.
These additional acts and resolves have
been approved by the Governor:
PUBLIC ACTS.
An act to amend sections So, 53 and "a of
chapter 80 OF the revised statutes relating to
suits by and against DankruptS.
nact 10 amend section of chapter IL 5 of the
revised statutes, relating to salaries.
An act to restore and increase the salary of the
county attorney of Sagadahoc county.
An act to amend an act entitled IAN act to es-
tablish State Board of Health"
An act to amend section 10 of chapter 80 of the
revised statutes, and TO amend section 81 of said
chapter, relating to the record of marriages births
and deaths.
An act to repeal chapter s52 of the laws Of
1885, In relation TO apportionment of school
money.
An act to regulate the sale and analysis of CON-
mercial fertilizers.
An act amending chapter 81, section 1os Of, the
revised statntes relating TO limitation of actions
PRIVATE AND SPECIAL ACTS.
An act to amend chap. 541 of the private laws
of 1871, entitled AN act to incorporate the
PenobscOt & Lake Megantic Railroad Company. .
4 q he p1ae and O asp peea
titled An act to incorporate the Biddeford 6
Saco Railroad Company"
An act additional and amendatory to chap 264
Of the private and special laws OF 1924, and Of
relating to fish.
An act to repeal chap. 257 of the private and
special laws OF 1S49, relating to preservation OF
nSh In st. CroiX River.
, An act to amend the charter OF the Dover and
fOxcroft Village Fire Company.
ma An act TO amend the charter of the Gardner
water Company.
An act to incorporate the Carrabassett and Ca
hduldh hallroad Company.
ST. Croix River '
an, an aet 10 carry into effect an act of Congress
SntIiea II An act to establish Agricultural Exper
saSa 1tstons IN connection with colleges in the
An act Ior the protection of salmon and ale
wives IN Pleasant river, Washington County.
and special laws of 1873 entitled. IAN Act reiat
ing to Free High School in Frenchyiile."
= An act to incorporate the Winthron Wate,
Company. 0P "e'V'
An act to amend sec. 9, chap. bo4. of the prl
vate and special laws of 1885, as amended nv ar
act OF the Legislature, approved Feb. o, 1887.